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Here you can go directly to the topics that interest you from Italy: from Dolce Vita to Mangiare, current news, reports and more.
dolce vita & more
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Bella Vita in Bella Italia
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A walk through Bari
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Historical & Co.
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On the road in Italy
Mangiare & more
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Italy's cities
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Quiz & Riddles
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Tips for travel & dolce vita!
Are you currently planning a holiday in Italy? If you still need inspiration - here's a list of really good ones Links for booking - think of enough dolce vita!
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Bari in Apulia
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Italy, much more than Dolce Vita
Regional studies
Capital: Rome +++ Longest river: Po +++ Largest islands: Sicily & Sardinia +++ Largest lake: Lake Garda +++ Highest mountainMont Blanc de Courmayeur (4,748 metres) +++ Nature conservation24 National Parks & 134 Regional Parks +++ External borders: France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia (San Marino and Vatican City are enclosed by Italy) +++
Population
Population: 59.3 million +++ Life in the city: more than 70 percent +++ Life expectancy: 85.7 years (women), 81.4 years (men) +++ Birth rate: 1.27 children +++ Internet usage (16-74 J.): 78 percent +++ Women with a university degree (30-34 y.): 34.3 percent +++ Men with a university degree: 21.4 per centt +++ Poverty stricken: 15.1 million +++ Source: Eurostat
History
Founding of Rome: 753 BC +++ Decline of the Roman Empire: 476 Western Rome perishes, Eastern Rome becomes the Byzantine Empire. Foundation of the nation state of Italy: 1861, initially still as a monarchy +++ Fascist dictatorship: 1922 to 1945 +++ World War II: Italy fights with Hitler's Germany +++ 1946: Establishment of the Republic of Italy +++
Economy
Employed: 3.6 % in agriculture, 25.6 % in industry and 70.8 % in services. +++ Exports: Italy is the eighth largest exporting nation in the world (goods worth 610 billion US dollars in 2021) +++ Net income per year: 24,000 euros single, 28,000 euros families +++ Private household expenditure on food147.5 billion euros/year
